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The biggest ever Lotto winner were created in April 2016 when an anonymous player banked £35m. In January 2016 two ticket-holders walked away with £33m each.

Before that, a main Lotto game jackpot of £42,008,610, was drawn in January 1996 and split between three anonymous winners, with each being awarded £14,002,870. A single ticket won £26.4 million on the New Year's Eve lotto in 2016.